The late great (in my opinion) Frank Sinatra once used the inimitable phrase ‘A friend in need is a pest!’ which although very amusing, does not necessarily express a sentiment with which I agree.

Gary Burke, Managing Director of Wolverhampton-based Burke Bros Moving Group brought smiles to the faces of children in the El Chorrillo district of Panama City by presenting them with Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) football jerseys.

More than 7,800 truck operators have signed up or registered to the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) cartel claim to secure compensation for firms who paid artificially high prices for their vehicles.

UNION TANK Eckstein GmbH & Co KG (UTA) has again won the VerkehrsRundschau trade magazine product image award in the fuel card category. This is the fifth time UTA has secured first place on the podium.

Plastic pallet supplier Goplasticpallets.com has pledged to recycle every plastic pallet and plastic box it supplies to customers at the end of their service life.

Crate hire company Pluscrates has installed the latest Samsara dual facing dash cam technology across its entire fleet to provide video evidence of vehicle journeys and protect both the company and its drivers from fraudulent cash-for-cash claims.

An interview with Allports Group as the company makes inroads into the UK moving industry, by Steve Jordan

In a move to expand the Wheaton Van Lines network, Wheaton has acquired Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.

Cartus Corporation has recently launched an enhanced version of its client interface CartusOnline®.

An increase in US export activity and European imports has reversed the downward trend in rates for the container shipping industry, according to the latest XSI® Public Indices report from Xeneta.

An interview with Alain Taieb, Chairman of Mobilitas Group, by Steve Jordan

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has rolled out three zero emission commercial vehicle product lines targeted at fleet customers in Europe.

A report from the 2019 FIDI conference in Amsterdam, by Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan talks to Kehinde Arowoselu from Koeman Nigeria Ltd about the difficulties of shipping into Lagos and the alternatives that should be considered.

Steve Jordan asks, with prices in the industry more depressed than ever before, is it time movers refused to play the game anymore?

Steve Jordan talks to Samer Darwish from Darwish Logistics in Syria. If you think business is tough in your country – read this.

Both the AMSA (American Moving and Storage Association) and IAM (International Association of Movers) have challenged the report of the meeting hosted by Gen. Stephen Lyons, Commander of US Transportation Command (USTC), to discuss potential ideas to improve the relocation process for service members.

An interview with Kris Snidvongs of Thai Movers in Bangkok, by Steve Jordan

UK Property Transactions Statistics February 2019